This book comprehensively addresses the use of pulmonary function measurement for the evaluation, screening and timing of noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV) from hospital to home care. To do so, it describes three clinical stages of NIMV support: before NIV, to detect early markers and determine whether NIV is appropriate; during NIV, to evaluate NIV response; and in long-term NIV support.

Additionally, it assesses a range of complementary health care organizations (pulmonary function labs, pneumology wards, semi-intensive care units and home mechanical ventilation programs), techniques (chest physiotherapy/airway secretions, etc.) and applications.

In closing, the book offers practical recommendations on how noninvasive ventilation and lung function measurement can improve outcomes and quality of life, making it a valuable resource for all specialists, e.g. intensivists and pneumologists, as well as anesthesiologists and therapists. 

Part -I Noninvasive ventilation - Basic Physiology and pulmonary function measurements

Chapter 1. Spontaneous Breathing Physiology
Chapter 2. Dyspnea, pathophysiology in acute and chronic respiratory failure
Part II. Noninvasive ventilation - Pulmonary Function Measurements: Classification, Screening Test and Questionnaires
Chapter 3. Diaphragm function Pulmonary function testing
Chapter 4. Respiratory Accessory Muscle Function Of Inspiratory Expiratory, And Bulbar Muscles
Chapter 5. Evaluation of Peripheral Airways
Chapter 6. Lung Compliance Measurement
Chapter 7. Evaluation of pressure, volume and flow waveforms during NIV
Chapter 8. Cough evaluation - measurement and scores
Chapter 9. Gas Exchange
Chapter 10. Biomarkers and Pulmonary Function Test
Part III. Are there any specific clinical noninvasive ventilation indications and pulmonary Function Measurement?
Chapter 11. Dyspnea during non-invasive ventilation implications for respiratory function
Chapter12. Pulmonary Function in Rare Pulmonary Diseases
Chapter 13. Chronic neuromuscular disorders
Chapter 14. Continuous non- invasive ventilator support (neuromuscular disorders)
Chapter 15. Chest Wall Disorders
Chapter 16. Chronic obstructive and cystic fibrosis respiratory disorders
Chapter 17. Should NPPV be used for respiratory management of asthma attacks?
Chapter 18. Obesity hypoventilation syndrome
Chapter 19. Obstructive Sleep Apnea Sleep- Disordered Breathing
Chapter 20. Chronic heart failure
Chapter 21. Respiratory Physiotherapy and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Chapter 22. High risk population, elderly and chronic critically ill patients
Chapter 23. Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - VILI
Chapter 24. Pulmonary function-NIV. Cardiac, thoracic and abdominal surgery
Chapter 25. Pulmonary function-NIV -Traumatic Cervical spinal cord injury, neurosurgery and non traumatic neurologic
Chapter 26. Assessment-right ventricular function-Pulmonary hypertension
PartIV. Lung Function Measurement in Noninvasive Ventilation Are there any impact of implementation?
Chapter 27. Equipment For Pulmonary Function Evaluation Device And Technology
Chapter 28. Oxygen Supplementation - High Flow Nasal Oxygen
Chapter 29. Negative and Positive Non-Invasive Pressure Ventilation
Chapter 30. Interface, mouthpiece, nasal face /alternative interface
Chapter 31. Non Invasive Ventilation (NIV): timing, screening and follow-up
Chapter 32. Ventilatory Modes: Neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NAVA)/ Pressure support ventilation/ Bi-PAP mode/ Continuous positive airway pressure
Chapter 33. Patient-ventilator interaction
Chapter 34. Noninvasive ventilation failure
Chapter 35. Pharmacology treatments and pulmonary function tests
Part V. Are there any implications of Lung Function Measurement and Health Care Organization in Noninvasive ventilation?
Chapter 36.  Pulmonary function tests in hospitalized patients/ setting (specialized respiratorycare, high dependency/ intensive care unit)
Chapter 37. From hospital to home care-discharge
Chapter 38. Home Care Ventilator-Dependent Patients
Chapter 39. Home Non-Invasive Ventilation: Lung Function Tests And Telemedicine
Part VI. Relationships Non invasive ventilation-Lung Function Measurement. In Outcome and Quality-of-Life
Chapter 40. Pulmonary Function testing - Predictors and Readmissions
Chapter 41. Quality of life in acute critically
Chapter 42. Quality of life in chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
Chapter 43. Quality of life in neuromuscular disorders
Chapter 44. Relationship pulmonary function testing - emotional psychosocial factors
Part VII. Noninvasive ventilation- Pulmonary Function Testing Guidelines
Chapter 45. Evidence-based recommendations pulmonary functions measurement and outcomes.